Replying to LO27645 --
At,
In vocal anatomy, adduction means to close the vocal folds and begin
phonation while abduction means to open the folds or to "take away" the
sound. Also abduction means to remove something. This is an older
definition than Pierce. I wonder how he would relate it?
Ray Evans Harrell, artistic director
The Magic Circle Opera Repertory Ensemble, Inc.
mcore@nyc.rr.com
> The word "abduction" comes from Latin "ab-"=from and "duco"=to_lead. It
> has two meanings: common and technical. Its common meaning is "to take
> away wrongfully", i.e., kidnap. But its technical meaning is due to
> Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914). Here it is an extension of the
> concepts of deduction and induction in logic.
--"Ray Evans Harrell" <mcore@nyc.rr.com>
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